Wednesday 7 September 2011

[Oxygen Transport]: New Video Link

How is Oxygen transported in your body?




You need to know about Oxygen Transport at these specific areas:
(1) Lungs
(2) Tissues


For these, you need to have learnt about:
(1) Haemoglobin & it's different forms: Oxyhaemoglobin, (normal) haemoglobin and (extra) Carboxyhaemoglobin
(2) Oxygen Dissociation Curve


Questions to ask yourself:
(1) What is partial pressure?
(2) Why is haemoglobin particularly suited to transport oxygen? Why not just use plasma to transport oxygen?
(3) Importance of the Oxygen Dissociation Curve


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